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A hunger strike is a method of non-violent resistance where participants fast as an act of political protest, usually with the objective of achieving a specific goal, such as a policy change. [1] [2] Most hunger strikers will take liquids but not solid food.
The 1981 Irish hunger strike was the culmination of a five-year protest during the Troubles by Irish republican prisoners in Northern Ireland. The protest began as the blanket protest in 1976, when the British government withdrew Special Category Status (prisoner of war rather than criminal status) for convicted paramilitary prisoners.
Apr 30, 2021 · With morale sinking, the prisoners decided to go for the nuclear option - the hunger strike. They calculated that being ready to sacrifice their lives for their convictions would finally fire up...
15 hours ago · “The BK16 has observed the hunger strike on every death anniversary of Father Stan Swamy, in protest of his death,” said their advocate, Suzan Abraham. Speaking about the progress on the case ...
Aug 16, 2011 · A well-known Indian activist has been arrested ahead of a planned hunger strike in protest against a new anti-corruption law. But how effective is a hunger strike as a political statement?
The Arizona Student Hunger Strike was a youth activist hunger strike in protest of the failure of the U.S. Congress to pass the For the People Act and John Lewis Voting Rights Act into law.
Mar 16, 2024 · After sixty-six days on hunger strike in the Long Kesh Prison in Northern Ireland, he died in an attempt to regain political status for himself and his fellow Republican prisoners. Since 1976, the British government had tried to deny the humanity of the Republicans in Northern Ireland by refusing political prisoners their rights to be treated ...
